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Monday, July 18 – The End of an Epic …

Wow… What a night! The warm, humid weather of Sunday generated a memorable, epic, raging and particularly violent storm. Here’s what happened.
For the very first time this week, the clouds appeared late Sunday night. The mosquitoes were out earlier signalling the barometric pressure was much lower than normal. By 3 AM the wind started blowing, […]

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Sunday, July 17 –

As planned, we just finished circumnavigating Franklin Island – again under the scorching sun! Slowly but surely, we started our return trip to Killbear Park. We stopped on Pancake Island for lunch, we explored Bateau Island and its small rocky islets Whale Back, and we finally set up camp at Pleasant Island to end a […]

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Saturday, July 16 – It Was A Lie

I lied to you. Last Tuesday, I wrote we had a wonderful day and that it would be difficult to top it. Well, I was wrong. It was not difficult at all.
I still can’t believe that the last few hours were real… That it was not a dream… That I did not imagine this trip. […]

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Friday, July 15 – A No Kayak Day

Thursday having been a rather long day, we decided to leave the kayaks aside on Friday, our 5th day of expedition.
The day off started well. First, a deer dropped in for a visit at our campsite. Then, Mario caught a good-sized bass that was a welcome side dish at supper. Despite having slept in late, […]

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Thursday, July 14– A FULL Day!

We were hoping to start the day with fresh trout for breakfast. Mario (Bilodeau, co-founder of the Foundation), Sébastien, Jerry and Patrick went fishing in the early hours of the day. Unfortunately, for them and for us, we had to limit ourselves to quinoa and wild blueberries. Not a bad alternative…
We then headed off to […]

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Wednesday, July 13 – Stepping Up the Challenge…

Many cottages on Georgian Bay have windmills. Now we know why.
The wind has been blowing nonstop for two days and we have to revise our plans. Will our participants be able to paddle the whole way as planned? Will they have enough energy to face this challenge? There is a team meeting.
So, we go back […]

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Monday, July 11 – A Smooth Transition

Wow! A Beautiful Day, Indeed!
Monday morning, and our expedition gets underway. Au-revoir Blind Bay. We leave you to launch from Kilcoursie beach as we head to Pancake Island, some 6 kilometres away.
Before leaving, some last minute precautions: beware of poison ivy and the improbable presence of rattlesnakes. The park Rangers tell us there are […]

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Sunday, July 10 – Slowly Settling In

Surprising, or rather impressive. This is what comes to mind when I see how fast the group is bonding, how participants open up to each other, how they share, how profound they can be.
The day started with a circle of discussion. The youths were asked to share their fears but most of all their […]

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Saturday, July 9 – Once upon a time, an adventure…

The sun was shining when we got underway on this Saturday, July 9. Our group was just about complete, Patrick Sauvé, from Drummondville, had caught up with us early in the morning. We left for Ottawa where we picked up Fareed Ali and Ashley Blackstrom who were waiting for us. Much to our pleasure, we […]

13 July 2011 | surlapointedespieds § ‡ Comments (0)

Friday, July 8 – Summer 2011 Expedition: Now, it’s “really real”…

Welcome to our adventure! We’re so happy you have decided to join us on our blog. We will use this platform to allow you to follow the participants’ episodes in the Foundation’s sea kayak expedition. As you probably know, we will spend the next few days on Georgian Bay, West of Lake Huron. Technology permitting […]

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